By the end of class students will understand the 'Rule of Thirds' as evidenced by finding 2 images that use the Rule of Thirds and 2 that do not
By the end of class students will be able to determine balance in a photograph as evidenced by writing a short paragraph about each of the three photos below describing whether or not they are balanced and why.
By the end of class students will be able to identify various POV shots and Simplicity as evidenced by finding 3 images that demonstrate high POV, low POV, and simplicity. By the end of class students will be able to differentiate between subject and background as evidenced by finding a picture with a clearly defined subject and background, and one without. By the end of class students will be able to bring multiple images into a single Photoshop document as evidenced by creating a collage of at least 5 images.
By the end of class students will understand the design principle known as "Less is More" or "Minimalism" as evidenced by writing a paragraph about this principle and finding an example of an image that applies this principle well, and finding an example that ignores it A style that is very simple and subjective in design. It has a lot of openess, and sometimes much is left out of the frame. It consist of simple lines, geometric patterns strong shadows, contrasting colors, lone subjects etc. Minimalist pictures usually tell stories or have meaning behind it. Even though it have less, they tend to make stronger images. Non-minimalist Image
By the end of class students will be familiar with the Brightness/Contrast image adjustment, as well as other image adjustments, as evidenced by finding a dark image and brightening it up. By the end of class students will be able to manipulate Layer Styles in Photoshop as evidenced by creating a stroke around an image of their choosing, adding text to the document and then a drop shadow to the text.
By the end of class students will begin to create new layers and apply effects to them as evidenced by adapting this information to an image of their choosing. By the end of class students will become familiar with the crop tool as evidenced by reframing a horizontal image as a portrait and by straightening a slanted photograph.
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